Portugal and Spain brace for record-breaking temperatures

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SCORCHER Temperatures could reach 48C this week in parts of Spain

Andrew Cummings
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05 August, 2018, 19:32

If temperatures continue to climb this weekend, the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe will be broken.

Meteorologists in Granada, Spain, recorded temperatures of 46.6C (115.52F), just shy of the hottest European temperature on record, 48C in Athens in 1977.

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Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave on Sunday, with soaring temperatures contributing to forest fires, nuclear plants closing and even threatening the Netherlands' supply of fries, although some countries experienced a slight respite.

Forecaster of the edition declared that "a risky, potentially record-breaking heat wave" in the Iberian Peninsula can reach "the upper values of 40 degrees (40 to 50 - ed.)".

Spain also issued warnings of extreme heat for its southern areas, with temperatures expected to reach 45 C (113 F) in the cities of Seville, Huelva, Badajoz and Cordoba.

Portugal's Civil Protection Agency has been sending mobile text alerts warning of extreme fire risk in some areas, as they seek to avert casualties.

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British tourists have been warned to be careful if they are going overseas this weekend, with parts of Europe possibly set for record-breaking temperatures. But in terms of actual figures, the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will enjoy temperatures in the high 70s, with scatterings of rain.

Europe is experiencing a heatwave that has brought drought and wildfires from Greece to Sweden.

However, the Met Office is expecting the mercury to rise again this weekend with temperatures reaching 26C in a sunny end to the week.

The probable maximum is set for Saturday, in the southern parts of Portugal and south-western parts of Spain.

The temperature surge is down to a mass of hot air moving from Africa, and has been referred to as the first heatwave in the region this year.

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